Live Free

That's Gary Johnson's slogan and his mindset. Watch this interview to see it for yourself...

OWS Opens a Bank Account?

Yeah, seemed kind of odd to me too. So I looked into the bank. You won't believe what I found.

The Amalgamated Bank, which you may or may not know is the only All Union Owned bank in America. Makes since right? Union owned bank gets big cash deposit from leftists. Nothing wrong with that.

What you don't know is the Amalgamated Bank also owns about 1 Million shares in News Corp. Yes, that's Rupert Murdock's news organization.

How do you think the hippies taking part in OWS would feel about that. God I hope they read this.

But, I'm not done...

Two, they’re currently in some financial trouble and receiving a lifeline from two major Wall Street Investors, Wilbur L. Ross Jr. and Ronald W. Burkle. They’re investing $50 million each to help this bank.

As if that weren't enough...

This bank is currently under an FDIC Enforcement action because of some creative accounting on their bad loans.

So the OWS puts their donation money in a bank. This is what got me looking at this bank. I don't understand organizing a month long protest against banks then putting your money in one. But they had to put it somewhere, so OK.

But then I look into it and find this bank is being bailed out by one of the richest investors on Wall Street. You know, the people they hate. Look a little further, I find out they own a million shares in Rupert Murdock's News Corp. Again, somebody else that you know that they hate. Then I find out that the FDIC is looking at them corrupt banking practices, which is partly what has these hippies so upset. The fat cats getting away with crimes.

Yet now they've put over $400,000 of their donations into this bank. Anyone else find this odd?

We're constantly hearing from protesters that we need to "create awareness." A phrase that drives me absolutely nuts because making people aware of something doesn't actually solve anything. But more to my point, I think it's time I create some awareness of my own...

I Haven't Forgotten

But in case you have...

Just One Reason Why

I could never vote for Sarah Palin for President.

I don't know if you Twitter. I have a twitter account, but I don't use it. I started it before I found Facebook and I like Facebook better. But Sarah Palin Twitters. And with this particular twit, I have to wonder what the hell she was thinking...

LINK

Gulf disaster needs divine intervention as man's efforts have been futile. Gulf lawmakers designate today Day of Prayer for solution/miracle

Now, I'm all for prayer if that's what you like. I'm all for asking God for help to figure out a tough problem. If that's what you want to do, go for it.

But when you're a politician, very vocal with your opinions about the failures of the current administration, don't be so naive as to think posting something like that on your Twitter page is going to do anything but make you look like an idiot.

God is not going to clean up that oil. And that is how it will be spun. As if she's going to count on God to do the work. Her intentions may have been fantastic, but her execution is idiotic. You just can't play at the level if you're going to open yourself up to ridicule that easily.

You just can't.

And the Dumbest Politician of the Day Goes To...

Michigan House Speaker Andy Dillon...

Dillon goes out of state for 'hire Michigan' ad

From The Detroit News:

Lansing -- An introductory TV ad for House Speaker Andy Dillon's gubernatorial campaign that trumpets his support for a "hire Michigan first" bill was produced by a Chicago firm.

The 30-second spot, which cost more than $200,000, began airing statewide Tuesday. It says the Redford Township Democrat "is fighting for a law to hire Michigan workers first." Onscreen are the words: "The Dillon Record: Fighting to Pass the Hire Michigan First Law." The legislation, which would give businesses incentives to hire state workers, has not won final passage in the Legislature.

So, to make an ad, promoting the idea of "Hire Michigan First" this gubanatorial wanna-be goes to a Chicago firm to produce the ad.

As if that's not bad enough...

When asked why the campaign didn't hire a Michigan firm, T.J. Bucholz, a spokesman for the Dillon campaign, noting AKPD helped get Obama elected, said: "There are only a handful of companies that do this kind of work. I'm not aware of one in Michigan with that kind of caliber."

So, hire Michigan first, unless you want high caliber work?

You just can't make that stuff up.



UPDATE: We have a runner up for the award...



I like the sentiment, but I don't think I'd want that guy helping out in a political race.

Will be back soon.

Ok, the technical issues with the blog have been resolved. It's been a busy period and something had to take a back seat. Unfortunately, it was this. But it's time to get back into the fight. So come back soon for some common sense ramblings of a Jarhead, gone quite mad...

Avatar. A Movie Review

OK, I saw it and bottom line I liked it. I liked it a lot. It was very entertaining and the imagery, especially in 3D IMAX, was just phenomenal. I was absorbed by the movie and the characters for the most part. There were just a few poorly placed phrases that made it a hair too political. They were just blatant shots at the Bush administration that really cheapened the movie. Because they were cheap shots that were not needed.

First, the bad guy colonel phrasing his battle plan as a "preemptive strike" was not only factually inaccurate, it was, IMO, a swipe at our actions in Iraq. It was not a preemptive attack. It was just an attack. The lame attempt to draw a parallel to the actions being taken on this futuristic planet and our actions in Iraq was just cheap and frankly, it was lazy writing.

Secondly, they actually used the phrase "shock and awe" in describing what what the colonel had planned. Again, cheap and lazy writing. It's hard for me to imagine a film with a budget as big as this could not come up with some better writing. Or at least more original. Of course, the entire story isn't that creative writing wise, other than the characters names and dialect. It's Dances With Wolves except that it didn't take place after the Civil War, it takes place on a distant planet. Yes, the entire story line is based on an anti-capitalism and therefore and anti-American theme, but it you're not bogged down by it. There's enough going on in the movie that it becomes secondary.

Also, I did not like the fact that they used Marines in this film. Granted, the hero of the film is a Marine, and he was the only character I saw sporting the Eagle Globe and Anchor emblem of the Marine Corps. So, I guess it evens out.

And really, those are the only things I did not like about the film. A small list given it's 2 and half hour run time.

Now, the special effects, the creatures, the scenery of the planet, all top notch. There were a couple of scenes that in 3D, it was absolutely mind boggling. And it is definitely worth putting away your politics for an evening and going to see.

I gotta say what hit me during the movie was the same feeling I had as an 8 year old boy going to see Star Wars. This movie was a voyage to another world, just as Star Wars was in 1977. This is definitely the Star Wars of today. It's probably the first time I've ever felt like I'm living in 2010 because the special effects were that good.

It was odd getting back into my truck, looking at my GPS and thinking it seems like I've just went from 2010 back to the 50s. Since I got it, I thought my GPS was very cool and somewhat futuristic. Now it almost seems like an 8-track player because I feel like I got an in-depth look at what life was supposed to be like in 2010, from a technology standpoint.

Anyway, great movie. Well worth the time and money.

Political Quote of the Year

Goes to a Democrat...

Chris Van Hollen, the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and Represenative of Maryland's 8th district, in an effort to help Martha Coakley win Ted Kennedy's Senate seat, asked...

Quote:

Why would you hand the keys to the car back to the same guys whose policies drove the economy into the ditch and then walked away from the scene of the accident?

Ya think maybe, just maybe, that was the wrong analogy to use when discussing a Massachusetts Senate seat? Maybe?

Check Out the Coverage Congress Gets

For $42 a month...

No Debating Congress' Lavish Health Care

Here's a few highlights, if you don't want to click the link:

For them, there's no coverage limit - a major factor for the American families bankrupted or thrown into poverty by health care costs.

Pre-existing conditions? No problem for congressmen and women. The rest of us are out of luck.

And the elected officials get still more perks most Americans can only dream of. Got a cold? You probably have to take time off work and wait to see a doctor.

Not Congress.

"We're able to access that health care 24 hours a day when we're in Washington," Graham said, leading us to the Attending Physician's Office, a clinic inside the U.S. Capitol. They don’t even have to leave the office.

They also get VIP hospital treatment from the best doctors at Bethesda Naval Hospital. And they have a reserved spot at the elite Ward 72 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, where the late Sen. Strom Thurmond spent a lot of time.

Outpatient care is free. Well, free for them. Your tax dollars pick up the cost.

Sign me up.

Obama Declaring Healthcare Negotiations Will Be Televised

But the Democratic majority in the House and Senate plan to hold those conferences behind close doors.

Why?